Virginia county receives post-tornado aid, except it's not Gloucester

Pulaski County in southwest Virginia is the recipient of a $1.4 million Community Development Block Grant to fund the rehabilitation of homes damaged during an April 8 tornado.

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the grant for Pulaski County and the Town of Pulaski this morning, a state spokesman said. The program helps fund construction to alleviate conditions that pose a "serious and immediate threat" to the health and welfare of the community, the spokesman said.

The grants are to be split evenly between the town and county. It's expected to help 60 people struggling to rebuild after the April tornado.

"Residents of Pulaski were struck by a destructive tornado that has posed many challenges to the community as they try to recover from the storm," McDonnell said. "This grant will help provide much needed assistance to the uninsured and under-insured homeowners who have been struggling to rebuild over the past months. When disaster strikes, as it did in April, we have to be ready to help."